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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

CELECOXIB 400 MG CAPSULE

For 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay

$7.44 filed

30 × $0.24804 per EA

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Medicare Part D paid

$13.32 filed

30 × $0.44411 per EA, Part D average

Medicare's price is not your price.

Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18


The spread

1.8× estimated

Medicare paid 1.8× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Celecoxib” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC.

OpenBill calculation · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part D 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 (file of 2026-06-25, retrieved 2026-10-18)

Cost-plus estimate

$13.56 estimated

$7.44 + $1.12 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $13.56

This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. How it is worked out

OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)

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What it is

CELECOXIB 400 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as celecoxib.

FDA gives its dosage form as capsule and its route as oral.

FDA lists 9 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them AiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc., NorthStar RxLLC and Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 9 NDCs (National Drug Codes).

NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $7.44 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.24804 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-23. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.

NADAC’s explanation code for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.

The 9 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
AiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc.1$0.24804 per EA filed
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$0.24804 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited1$0.24804 per EA filed
Chartwell RX, LLC1$0.24804 per EA filed
Cipla USA Inc.1$0.24804 per EA filed
Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited1$0.24804 per EA filed
Modavar Pharmaceuticals LLC1$0.24804 per EA filed
NorthStar RxLLC1$0.24804 per EA filed
ScieGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$0.24804 per EA filed
All 9 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 11788-0115-60 · AiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc. · $0.24804 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0734-01 · NorthStar RxLLC · $0.24804 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 33342-0158-09 · Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.24804 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50228-0159-60 · ScieGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.24804 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0023-60 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.24804 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62332-0143-60 · Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.24804 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0910-60 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.24804 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69097-0420-03 · Cipla USA Inc. · $0.24804 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 72241-0025-03 · Modavar Pharmaceuticals LLC · $0.24804 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

7 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name celecoxib with CELECOXIB 400 MG CAPSULE.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
CELEBREX 100 MG CAPSULE
brand · capsule
$9.53398 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$14.38818 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CELEBREX 200 MG CAPSULE
brand · capsule
$15.64674 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$14.38818 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CELEBREX 400 MG CAPSULE
brand · capsule
$23.49717 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$14.38818 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CELECOXIB 50 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$0.09139 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.44411 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CELECOXIB 100 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$0.0614 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.44411 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CELECOXIB 200 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$0.07623 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.44411 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CELECOXIB 400 MG CAPSULE this page
generic · capsule
$0.24804 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.44411 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ELYXYB 120 MG/4.8 ML SOLUTION
brand · liquid
$30.53807 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$29.54115 per ML filed
Part D 2024 average

Part D is one average per brand and generic name, over every strength and form.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18

Compared with its class

The middle of its 9 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.24804 per EA filed.

Of the 154 other products in FDA’s Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug class priced per EA, 47 have a higher middle NADAC price and 107 a lower one. The one in the middle is INDOMETHACIN 25 MG CAPSULE, at $0.09341 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Prices are compared per unit, whatever the strength or dose, and a class is not a list of substitutes.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $13.32 for 30 capsules, at an average of $0.44411 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Celecoxib”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 5,701,064 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.

Medicare's price is not your price.

What to ask at the counter

None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.

Questions

Why is the comparison with Medicare for CELECOXIB 400 MG CAPSULE labelled estimated?
Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: The Part D figure covers 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31; the NADAC price is from the file of 2026-10-14. Part D spending basis, as the Part D record states it: Part D 2024 average spend per dosage unit for Celecoxib / Celecoxib: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's EA. Joined on generic name.